Fives First Cooper Cup Competition

Last Friday saw the inaugural Fives Cooper Cup Competition at St Bart’s; the splendid cup has been kindly donated by David Cooper – a long-time supporter of Fives at the school.

Despite the very hot conditions, eight year 8 students took part and soon got the hang of the timed games in the round robin stage, with some excellent and competitive Fives being played.

A totalling of individual scores after the round robin stage produced the draw for the semi-final stage; one semi-final went to a dramatic golden point, with the score being level after 15 minutes play.

The keenly contested Final was between Freddie and Gabriel v Oscar and Ethan, and was watched by a good sized crowd from Newbury Fives Club. The final also went to a golden point, Oscar and Ethan coming out as winners; congratulations to them and well played to all, who were a credit to the school and the game of Fives.

Fives continues until the end of term on Wednesday lunchtimes and Friday after school, with coaching provided by Newbury Fives Club; new players are always welcome and should sign up with Mr Talbot.

Fives is the greatest game played on a court and St Bart’s are very fortunate to have three great courts.

Cricket Update

Year 7 Cricket

Year 7 played their second league match, hosting The Downs at Brown’s Meadow. The Downs won the toss and put St Bart’s into bat first. The team has been rotated each match, and Bart’s scored a respectable 76 runs, for the loss of 8 wickets. The Downs replied with 106 runs of their allotted 75 balls, for 4 wickets. Andrew Antony Rosewelt made a catch from behind the stumps (bowled by James Hale), Matthew Brown bowled one wicket, Joe Shadrach ran out one batsmen (bowled by Joshi Hunt), and James Hale bowled the fourth wicket taken by St Bart’s. Player of the match was Thomas Lee Rodriguez, for his batting and his positive teamwork and encouragement in the field.

 

 Year 8 Cricket

St Bart’s won against The Downs in their penultimate game of the cricket season. Bart’s batted first and posted a score of 111/5. The Downs were then unsuccessful with chasing down the total scoring 72/9. Players of the match were Tom and Joe L for their batting. Joe L scored 14 runs and Tom retired on 20. Sibi, Joe R and Freddie P were also named players of the match for their bowling. Joe R took 2 wickets and Freddie and Sibi both took 3 wickets.

 

1st XI cricket: 10 out of Y10s for effort

The next generation of 1st XI cricketers announced themselves in some style against Didcot’s St Birinus, albeit in a losing cause. As the public exam season drew to a close, there could have been no sterner test for Yudeesh and Luke, coming together at 9-3 in the third over after an Oxfordshire U18 left-arm pacer had ripped out our Y11 top three with a display of toe-crunching Yorkers redolent of prime Wasim Akram. With resolute character and excellent technique, the Y10 pair saw him and his Kent U19 colleague off and then set about the second-string bowling.

Luke’s rasping square cut was only pipped for shot of day by Yudeesh’s back-foot drive, the full face of the blade flashing in the direction of point. When Luke unluckily fell to a catch that was juggled at deep mid-wicket with more comic dexterity than something out of Gifford’s Circus (back touring this summer, folks), they had put on 73 in 10 overs, forcing the Akram-esque captain to bring himself back on. Yudeesh would continue to resist until he was within two of a splendid 50, but was snaffled on the off-drive by that Kentish close fielder. (It’s doubtful a lesser player would have clung on.) St Birinus rightly won the day by 50 runs, and passed what was effectively an audition for joining the Toby Radford Trophy competition with flying colours.

They accelerated brilliantly from 70-1 off 10 overs to 172-6, with their No 5 enjoying himself immensely, with 34 off 11 balls. Y11 Archie was the ultimate beneficiary of the end of the innings mayhem with 4-8 in two overs, but Y10 bowlers Sidney and Jimmy had the moments, while Ed was ebullient and energetic behind the stumps. It was great to see Y13 James return at short notice and be straight on the money with his leg-spin, too. All in all, much potential for the future.

English Schools Track and Field Cup

Regional B Final at Winchester, Wednesday 18th June 2025

Boys

Congratulations to both of the boys’ teams who did brilliantly at the ESAA Track and Field Cup Regional B Final at Winchester. The Junior Boys (Y7 and 8) finished 4th out of 7 schools, scoring 308 points (38 more than they scored in round 1) and narrowly missing out on 3rd place by only 4 points. The Intermediate Boys (9 and 10) finished 2nd out of 8 schools, with a very impressive 396 points, also improving on their round 1 score, and this score would have placed them amongst the schools who participated in the A final.

Junior Boys

Hurdles Zack Shore – 15.7 11pts, Evan McCowie 17.0 5pts

100m Thom Holland – 13.9 12pts Joe Hunter-Smart 15.4 5pts

200m Abdul Wahab – 28.3 16pts Joe Robertshaw 28.8 15pts

300m Jude Harvey – 44.4 16pts Adam Bancak 44.9 15pts

800m Hugo Morhmore – 2:39.1 17pts Tom Adams 2:36.4 18pts

1500m Dexter Brown – 5:14.8 18pts Alex Rowe 5:14.4 18pts

Long Jump Alex Rowe – 3.97 11pts Thom Holland 4.46 16pts

High Jump Joe Hunter-Smart – 1.28 12pts Zack Shore 1.25 11pts

Triple Jump Tom Adams – 8.47 11pts

Shot Jude Harvey – 5.97 6pts Abdul Wahab 9.22 17pts

Discus Joe Shadrach – 15.53 10pts Dexter Brown 13.09 7pts

Javelin Euan Jones – 31.71 24pts Adam Bancak 13.85 6pts

Relay Joe Shadrach, Hugo Morhmore , Euan Jones , Luca Meir 61.1 11pts

Intermediate Boys

Hurdles Chris Broadfoot – 13.7 16pts Harry Fenner 14.2 14pts

100m James Wheeler – 12.9 14pts Joe Richards 13.2 11pts

200m Jacob Tang – 24.8 21pts Ed Hancock 26.2 16pts

300m Antonio Valdivia – 39.1 23pts Josh Burgess 40.5 20pts

800m Henry Wilson – 2:08.7 25pts James Higgs 2:30.2 16pts

1500m Eli Bodin – 4:55.4 18pts Daniyal Mohammed 6:03.2 5pts

Long Jump Deacon Cullum – 5.01 15pts Josh Burgess 4.38 8pts

High Jump Ed Hancock – 1.51 16pts James Higgs 1.39 12pts

Triple Jump Jacob Tang – 9.89 11pts Antonio Valdivia 10.54 14pts

Shot Joe Richards – 11.12 19pts James Wheeler 9.98 15pts

Discus Alex Sliwinski – 21.17 12pts

Javelin Chris Broadfoot – 34.04 16pts Harry Fenner 38.09 19pts

Hammer Oscar Hook – 42.66 25pts

Relay Oscar Hook, Alex Sliwinski, Henry Wilson , Eli Bodin 53.4 15pts

Girls

Congratulations to the Junior and Inter ‘ Athletics teams, who following on from their success in the first round of the competition went on to compete on a roasting hot day, which did not deter the girls teams from competing at their highest levels and achieving some excellent team and individual results as follows.

A huge thank you to you all for your support and determination. It was a superb day made all the more enjoyable as you were a delight to be with!

Junior Girls

A great team score of 334 points, which was almost a 30 point improvement on the first round secured a 3rd place a tremendous result and reflects excellent team work as well as some excellent individual achievements as follows:

Penny Prowse 100m 13.5 24pts, Mabel Roberson 800m 2.46 22pts, Tilly Clare 1500m 5.23 26 pts,Avvi Hadadi 300m 47.7 18 pts, Summer Wrzsenski 800m 2.55 19pts,, Jessie McCurtin 1500m 5.28 25pts and H-J 1.29 17pts, Tilly Clare Javelin 22.28 22pts.

Inter Girls

Again the inter girls had a great team score of 339 pts, which was a 20 point improvement on their first round and secured a very creditable 5th place in a Regional Final. Excellent team work and some great individual scores all contributed to this impressive points total.

High individual achievers include Emi Lloyd 800m 2.45 18pts, Anna Hall 1500m 5.19 24pts, Sofia Hughes 1500m 5.50 17pts, Eva Mahoney 200m 29.0 17pts,Chloe Yorston H-J 1.37 16pts, Georgia Hillyer 300m 48.3 16pts.

Very well done and thank you all for a great and very successful season of Athletics!

 

Athletics Festival

Well done to these Year 7 girls who took part in the Athletics Festival on Wednesday 11 June at Trinity School.

This event was an opportunity for students to go and try a variety of different events and enjoy the opportunity of friendly competition against other local schools.

The events included 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 4 x 100m Relay and Shot and Javelin, and students could select as many events to take part in as they liked.

A highly successful evening which saw six of our local secondary schools involved and over 100 students participating.

Year 8 Girls’ Cricket

Year 8 girls played their league finals. The A team were playing for 1st place and the B’s for 3rd.

St Bart’s A, 46 v Park House School A, 52. It was a very close competitive game, Freya taking best batter and Darcey took best bowler.

St Bart’s B, 73 v Theale, 88, was an exciting fun game. Summer took best player for her incredible batting and Martha for her bowling.

St Bart’s finished 2nd and 4th in the league. Well done girls.

Year 7 Girls’ Cricket

Year 7 girls’ cricket A team won both their league matches convincingly.

St Bart’s A, 69 v Park House School B 23, Flo taking the best player nomination.

St Bart’s A, 70 v Park House School A, 58, Katie taking best player nomination

The B team had a close game against Trinity School and player of the match was awarded to Alexandra.

St Bart’s B, 39 v Trinity, 57.

 

 

English Schools Athletics Track and Field Competition

Congratulations to the Junior and Inter students who took part in the Schools Cup Athletics competition on Friday 16 May.

Girls

With combined teams of Years 7 and 8 and Years 9 and 10 girls, they were all looking forward to a day of competing against a variety of schools in the region and hoping to score some good points in their events which would then culminate in some good team scores.

Junior Girls

The Junior girls had a successful start in the track events and at half time were in 3rd place. However, having struggled with some of the field events, their finishing position was 5th out of 9 schools but they did have an impressive team points score of 303 points. As a team, the girls worked hard to score as many points as possible and should be very proud of their achievements, as we have just found out that they have reached a B Regional Final on Wednesday 18 June at Winchester. Very well done to you all and thank you! Outstanding performances include:

Penny Prowse who in 100m with a time of 12.9 scored 30 points and in her Long Jump achieved a distance of 4m 47 which gave her 20 points – outstanding!

Avvi Hadadi 300m with a time of 47.8 scoring 17 points and in her Long Jump achieved 4m 12 and 16 points.

Tilly Clare 1500m with a time of 5. 44 scoring 22points and in her Javelin threw 18.02 m scoring 17 points

Jessie McCurtin 1500m with a time of 5.39 scoring 23 points and in her High Jump 1.29 scoring 17 points

Summer Wrzesinski 800m with a time of 2.54 scoring 19 points.

Intermediate Girls

The Intermediate girls had a little more difficulty in getting a team sorted due to injury but showed their strength of character and resilience when they were prepared to compete not necessarily in their favourite events!! Thank you so much! As with the Junior Girls the Inter girls finished in 5th position but had an impressive final point score of 324 points. Again, the girls should be very proud of their achievements, as they too have qualified for the Regional B Final on Wednesday 18 June at Winchester. Very well done to you all and thank you for being so accommodating with your events!

Outstanding performances include:

Anna Hall 1500m with a time of 5.22 scoring 23 points and in her Javelin threw a PB of 22. 60m scoring 17 points – excellent performances!

Sofia Hughes 1500m with a time of 5.53 scoring 17 points

Eva Mahoney 200m with a time of 29.2 scoring 16 points and in her shot threw  7.15 scoring 13 points

Chloe Yorston 300m with a time of 47.4 scoring 18 points and in her High Jump 1.32 scoring 15 points

A great day of athletics for you all which you should be very proud of. Good luck for the Regional Finals in June!

 

Boys

The Junior boys came 5th with a combined score of 270 points

Event Name Perf Points Name Perf Points
Hurdles Evan McCowie 16.0 9pts Zack Shore 15.3 13pts
100m Kamil Francuz 14.1 11pts Laurie Dornan 14.5 9pts
200m Joe Robertshaw           31.3 9pts Joe Hunter-Smart 33.0 5pts
300m Adam Bancak 46.9 12pts Jude Harvey 46.6 13pts
800m Rupert Knight 2:37.0 18pts Tom Adams 2:40.9 16pts
1500m Dexter Brown 5:17.5 17pts Alex Rowe 5:30.8 14pts
Long Jump Luca Meir 3.41 6pts Alex Rowe 3.83 10pts
High Jump Joe Hunter-Smart 1.23 11pts Zack Shore 1.17 9pts
Triple Jump Tom Adams 8.44 11pts Owen Hughes 7.68 5pts
Shot Jude Harvey 6.13 6pts Kamil Francuz 6.34 7pts
Discus Laurie Dornan 17.95 12pts Rupert Knight 11.69 5pts
Javelin Euan Jones 30.08 23pts Owen Hughes 14.95 7pts

Relay: Owen Hughes, Evan McCowie, Dexter Brown, Euan Jones     60.5     12pts

The Intermediate boys came 2nd with 392pts

Event Name Perf Points Name Perf Points
Hurdles Deacon Cullum 13.9 15pts Harry Fenner 13.7 16pts
100m Freddie Fuller 12.3 20pts Joe Richards 13.6 8pts
200m Jacob Tang 24.6 22pts Ed Hancock 25.4 19pts
300m Antonio Valdivia 39.1 23pts Josh Burgess 41.2 18pts
800m Henry Wilson 2:14.6 22pts James Higgs 2:30.5 16pts
1500m Eli Bodin 4:58.7 18pts Nick Nwokporo 5:10.3 15pts
Long Jump Freddie Fuller 5.10 16pts Deacon Cullum 5.00 15pts
High Jump James Higgs 1.32 10pts Ed Hancock 1.44 14pts
Triple Jump Jacob Tang 9.67 10pts Antonio Valdivia 9.83 11pts
Shot Joe Richards 11.47 20pts James Wheeler 10.71 18pts
Discus Oscar Hook 25.26 16pts Josh Burgess 18.91 10pts
Javelin Harry Fenner 40.30 20pts Nick Nwokporo 19.15 6pts

Relay: James Wheeler, Oscar Hook, Henry Wilson, Eli Bodin            54.3  14pts

Area Athletics 2025

Congratulations to all students in Years 8-10 who took part in the Area Athletics on Friday 9 May at the Thames Valley Athletics Stadium.
With beautiful weather and a superb track and field area, it certainly set the scene for a good day of athletics.

Girls
Both the U15 and U17 girls performed superbly despite some girls not taking part in their preferred events to ensure the teams were full ( thank you Year 10s in particular, for all your support and willingness to step outside your comfort zone to ensure the team was full).
In both age groups the girls finished in 2nd place out of 12 schools which was a tremendous achievement. Downe House managed to pip us to first place in both age groups! Very well done to you all and thank you for all your hard work!

There were some very good performances across the board but the following performed particularly well:

U15 Girls
Penny Prowse 1st in the 100m with a rapid time of 12.5 seconds
Eva Mahoney 3rd in 200m 30.06
Avi Hadadi 2nd in the 300m 47.1
Emi Lloyd 4th in the 800m 2.45
Anna Hall 2nd in the 1500m 5.17
Jessie McCurtin 3rd in the 1500m 5.31 and 2nd in the High Jump 1m35
Chloe Yorston 4th in High Jump 1m 30
Freya Ilsley 3rd Discus 15. 73
Anna Hall 4th Javelin 17.60
Holly Franklin Wilson 1st in Triple Jump 8.15

U17 Girls
Eleanor Clare 1st in Long Jump 4m 19 and 4th in 100m 14.4
Hazel Cook 2nd in the 200m 29.2
Sofia Hughes 3rd in the 800m 2.50
Katie Wake Shot Putt 7.21
Georgia Hillyer 4th in Javelin 18.85
Mariella Frood 1st place in Triple Jump 9.06
Kitty Hutchinson 4th place in Triple Jump 8.77

Boys
Both the U15 and U17 teams did really well, with the U15 (Years 8 and 9) boys team finishing 3rd overall, and the U17 boys team (Year 10) comfortably finishing 1st. Well done to all the students who competed and earned points for the team. However, there were also lots of notable individual performances. Some of these students will also have qualified to represent West Berkshire at the upcoming County Championships.

U15
Daniyal Mohammed – 200m – 3rd place – 27.33s and Long Jump – 2nd place 4.48m
Eli Bodin – Tripe Jump – 3rd place 9.45m
Oscar Hook – Discus – 2nd place 26.79m
Danny Smith-Mas – Shotput – 2nd place 9.36m
Euan Jones – Javelin – 3rd place 28.92m

U17
Jacob Tang – 100m – 2nd place 11.74s and Triple Jump – 1st place 10.39m
Antonio Valdivia – 400m – 1st place 55.95s
Henry Wilson – 800m – 1st place 2:08
Relay Team (Jacob Tang, Deacon Cullum, Ed Hancock, James Wheeler) 1st place
Freddie Fuller – Long Jump – 1st place 5.23m
Joe Richards – Shotput – 2nd place 9.55m
Harry Fenner – Javelin – 2nd place 36.48m

PB and National Ranking For Oscar

We recently reported on Oscar’s (9C2) success at the Berkshire County Championships. Last weekend, Oscar took it to the next level at the South of England Athletics Championships at Crystal Palace athletics stadium.

He competed in the U15 Hammer competition and came third overall with a new PB of 40.34m! At the moment of writing this it puts him the 13th best in the country! Well done Oscar, that is amazing.

Year 10 Rounders

Our Year 10 Rounders teams played their second round of fixtures in the West Berkshire Rounders league just before half-term. Our A team played The Downs first, narrowly losing 12.5-10.5 after some excellent fielding in The Downs’ second innings, with Amelia getting player of the match. Our B team played Park House at the same time, losing 11-6.5, with Ivy getting player of the match. To end the evening, our A team had to play our B team in a very close game, with the As narrrowly beating the Bs by one rounder with the final score being 9.5-8.5. Orlaith and Ivy were the respective players of the match. A huge well done to all 20 players who represented the school, including a few Year 9s who stepped up to help us when needed!

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